Dragon-Tiger Battle

Su Ziyang had been beaten as a child, but never this many times.

Wiping away his tears, Su Ziyang slowly got up from the ground.

This was the fifteenth time Su Ziyang had been beaten; calluses had already formed on his buttocks.

Su Ziyang once thought he had misunderstood Yang Tianzheng, but Yang Tianzheng was a man of his word. Every day after Su Ziyang got off work, he would drag Su Ziyang out for a workout.

Of course, this exercise was very simple. Basically, Su Ziyang was knocked down, and then Yang Tianzheng used a baton to hit Su Ziyang's buttocks three times.

Su Ziyang had actually run away before. Once, when Su Ziyang Yang Tianzheng hadn't taken out his baton, Su Ziyang got up and ran far away.

Thus far, sixteen days of training had resulted in fifteen beatings. It must be said that this training was extremely effective. Why do I say that?

Because Su Ziyang was previously defeated by Yang Tianzheng in two or three moves, in the last three days Yang Tianzheng has needed five to eight moves to subdue Su Ziyang.

That day, after Su Ziyang had been beaten, he went home as usual.

A phone call came in; it was from Han Xixi.

"Divine Doctor Su, are you seeing patients tomorrow?"

"I make house calls every day!" Su Ziyang said softly.

"Okay, then we'll go for a follow-up appointment tomorrow morning."

Needless to say, it's definitely because of Han Xixi's little niece, Xuanxuan.

Since the last time he got the medicine, Su Ziyang had not received any news from Xuanxuan.

Coincidentally, Su Ziyang was also getting beaten up every day. To avoid being beaten up, Su Ziyang spent even more time practicing the Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams Steps, so he didn't take the initiative to ask about Xuanxuan's condition.

Meditation, practicing exercises, washing up, copying scriptures, memorizing texts...

By the time Su Ziyang was ready to go to sleep, it was already three in the morning, which had become Su Ziyang regular routine recently.

The reason Su Ziyang worked even harder than before was because Su Ziyang had a bad feeling. He felt that Mr. Mengfei and the others going out for no reason without telling him, leaving him to be beaten at home every day, was definitely not a good thing.

I will continue to study hard and prepare myself as early as possible.

Nothing happened that night. The next day, Su Ziyang had barely sat down in the consultation room for ten minutes.

Han Xixi and Han Jinkai, a brother and sister, appeared in Su Ziyang's clinic.

Upon seeing Su Ziyang, Han Jinkai immediately stood up straight and shook Su Ziyang's hand. "Divine Doctor Su, it's been a long time."

"Hey! Don't address me like that, just call me Doctor Su. Xiao Su is fine too!"

Su Ziyang smiled and said politely.

Where's Xuanxuan!?

Su Ziyang knew the two had come about Xuanxuan, but he didn't see Xuanxuan.

Speak of the Cao Cao Cao appears.

As soon as Su Ziyang finished speaking, he saw Xuanxuan's thin figure appear at the door.

Xuanxuan was completely different from the last time I saw her, who was jumping around like a baby.

"Mother."

When Xuanxuan saw Su Ziyang looking at her, she actually hid shyly behind her mother's legs and hugged her mother's thighs tightly.

"Xuanxuan, didn't we agree to thank Uncle today? This is the doctor who cured you. Come here, let Mommy hug you!"

Xuanxuan's mother picked up the child and went into Su Ziyang's consultation room.

"Oh dear, Doctor Su! Xuanxuan so quiet now, it's almost frightening us. You're amazing!"

Xuanxuan's mother carried Xuanxuan and sat her down on the chair next to Su Ziyang's examination table.

"Come on, Xuanxuan, be good! Let me see, open your mouth!"

Seeing the quiet Xiao Xuanxuan, Su Ziyang felt genuinely happy.

"Ah!"

Xuanxuan obediently opened her little mouth.

Seeing that the tongue coating had returned to normal, Su Ziyang said, "The child is generally fine. But Xuanxuan is too thin. I'll prescribe some herbal soup to nourish her spleen and stomach so she can grow taller and gain some weight!"

"Okay, okay!"

Han Jinkai nodded quickly. "This child's studies have been delayed because of this illness, and she's become incredibly thin. We were just about to enroll her in school tomorrow, and with some of your medicine, she'll gain some weight and that will be even better!"

"OK!"

Su Ziyang nodded, turned on the computer, and entered Xuanxuan's basic information. Xuanxuan's full name is Han Wenxuan, a rather nice-sounding name.

"Codonopsis pilosula, Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria cocos, prepared licorice root, hawthorn, malt, and medicated leaven."

The Four Gentlemen Decoction, with the addition of three roasted hawthorn fruits.

A simple prescription for nourishing the spleen and stomach is thus prepared.

"Alright! It's ready!"

After clicking through, Su Ziyang indicated to the others that the prescription was ready. He advised them to take ten doses of the medicine and rest for a while, and they would be fine.

Xuanxuan's mother carried Xuanxuan downstairs to pay for the medicine. Han Jinkai cupped his hands in thanks to Su Ziyang: "Doctor Su, I was so sorry for not taking good care of you the other day. You were so kind as to cure my daughter's illness. So we should thank you!"

After Han Jinkai finished speaking, he winked at his younger sister.

Han Xixi took out a small box from her bag, a very simple box without any markings.

Han Xixi placed the box on Su Ziyang's examination table. "Doctor Su, this is a thank-you gift for you!"

Su Ziyang looked at the box and knew that the Han family, who were quite wealthy, must have brought out something extraordinary, so he pushed it back without even looking at it.

"No, no!" Su Ziyang declined. "You already paid me for my last house call. I can't accept any extra gifts from you."

"Doctor Su, this is a token of my appreciation; please accept it. I'm getting old, so let my younger sister tell you!"

After Han Jinkai finished speaking, he actually turned around and left.

Only Su Ziyang and Han Xixi remained in the room. Han Xixi slammed the gifts down in front of Su Ziyang: "Doctor Su, familiarity breeds contempt. We're friends now, so you can't refuse a friend's gift!"

Su Ziyang looked at Han Xixi, who was speaking in a somewhat Prado, without saying anything, but simply pushed the gift to Han Xixi's side again.

Are you worried that we might come back to you for treatment if we feel unwell in the future?

Han Xixi pretended to be a little unhappy.

"No, not at all. I'm a doctor, and I'll treat anyone who comes to me carefully! But I really can't accept any gifts!"

Su Ziyang said very seriously.

"Why are you so stubborn? This is the first time I've seen someone refuse a gift. This isn't accepting a red envelope; it's accepting a patient's gratitude. You're really making a fuss. Do you know how much money Xuanxuan has spent in the past two years? It's more than a million. And you won't even take this small gift! Take it."

Han Xixi is getting a little anxious. It has to be said that a beautiful woman can be quite attractive when she's angry.

Su Ziyang was a little stunned by the shout; it was the first time he had ever seen someone so arrogant when giving gifts.

"A man should own a decent watch."

Before Su Ziyang could react, Han Xixi opened the box, took out a watch, and put it on Su Ziyang's wrist.

Su Ziyang had no idea how the Lao Han family bought the watch; the strap was just the right length.

"I'm leaving now. I'll thank you properly when I have time. I need to find a school for Xuanxuan later!"

After saying that, Han Xixi picked up her bag and walked away in her high heels.

"Well..."

Su Ziyang looked at the watch on his wrist and sighed helplessly.

But to be honest, it's really pretty here. The dial is milky white; Su Ziyang didn't know what material it was made of, but it looked beautiful.

The watch case is gold-colored, so it should be gold-plated; Su Ziyang tapped it and it felt gold-plated. Su Ziyang was certain the watch strap was made of leather, without a doubt, because his Su Ziyang belt was also made of leather.

Not long after the group left, a middle-aged woman entered the house.

Judging from the woman's gait, Su Ziyang concluded that she either had back pain or knee pain.

"Hello, doctor!"

The middle-aged woman sat at the consultation table and greeted Su Ziyang.

Hello, do you have lower back pain or knee pain?

Without waiting to take his pulse, Su Ziyang directly described two symptoms.

As soon as Su Ziyang finished speaking, the middle-aged woman's eyes widened. "Doctor, do you have X-ray vision?!"

Su Ziyang was somewhat amused and exasperated by the middle-aged woman's exaggerated expression. "No, no. I just diagnosed you based on traditional Chinese medicine's diagnostic method of observation, suggesting you might have symptoms of lower back and knee discomfort."

"Doctor, you're so young, yet so skilled! That's amazing! I've finally found a great doctor. This illness is finally over!"

The middle-aged woman spoke loudly and exaggeratedly, making Su Ziyang very embarrassed.

"Come, come, let's take your pulse first!"

Su Ziyang quickly stopped the middle-aged woman from continuing her emotional outpouring and gestured for her to place her wrist on the pulse diagnosis bag.

Upon hearing Su Ziyang's words, the middle-aged woman immediately stopped speaking loudly and obediently placed her wrist on the pulse diagnosis kit.

As usual, Su Ziyang set the cun, guan, and chi positions, lightly touched the pulse with three fingers, and began to take the pulse.

Three minutes later, Su Ziyang removed his fingers from the middle-aged woman's wrist. "Besides your back and leg pain, you also have problems with your spleen and stomach. You have poor digestion and are prone to acid reflux!"

"Doctor, please save me! I've finally met a truly knowledgeable doctor today!"

Su Ziyang's words elicited even more exaggerated reactions from the middle-aged woman. Patients queuing outside began to peek inside, curious about the illness of the person inside and why they were so agitated.

"Please don't shout! Please don't shout!"

Su Ziyang patted the middle-aged woman's arm gently, and she quieted down.

"Keep your voice down, ma'am. I'll register you, prescribe some traditional Chinese medicine, and then give you acupuncture."

"Good!"

The middle-aged woman agreed without hesitation, demonstrating the importance of good observation and pulse diagnosis techniques in gaining the trust of patients.

The woman's name is Yu Xiushui, and she is 60 years old.

After entering his personal information into the computer, Su Ziyang said, "Auntie, let me give you the acupuncture first. Please lie down on the bed!"

Su Ziyang pointed to the massage bed on the side.

"Good!"

Yu Xiushui nimbly lay down on the massage bed next to her.

Su Ziyang took out disposable acupuncture needles, disinfected them with alcohol swabs, and Yu Xiushui's waist.

When the needle was inserted into his lower back, Su Ziyang used the conventional acupuncture method he had learned at school, instead of the newly learned Eight Methods of Flying and Soaring.

With three needles inserted symmetrically at his waist, Su Ziyang sat down to prescribe the medicine.

Yu Xiushui Su Ziyang prescribed a similar medicine to the one he had just given Xuanxuan, based on her pulse diagnosis.

The formula is still based on the Four Gentlemen Decoction, and then different medicinal ingredients are added to form a new formula called Aucklandia and Amomum Six Gentlemen Decoction.

Ginseng, Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria cocos, Tangerine peel, Pinellia ternata, Licorice, Patchouli, Amomum villosum.

This prescription is mainly used to treat spleen and stomach qi deficiency, nausea, vomiting, and other spleen and stomach symptoms.

After prescribing the medicine, Su Ziyang then performed acupuncture on Yu Xiushui.

Half an hour later, Su Ziyang removed the needles. However, after Yu Xiushui got up and moved around a bit, although the pain lessened somewhat, she was still very uncomfortable.

"Please wait a moment, I'll give you another acupuncture!"

This time, Su Ziyang is going to use the Eight Methods of Flying and Soaring. Su Ziyang always remembered what Yang Tianzheng told him about the efficacy of acupuncture when he first learned acupuncture: like parting the clouds to see the moon, like pulling out a thorn, like snow staining the ground.

In other words, acupuncture, especially needle insertion, should produce immediate results after the needles are inserted.

Since conventional acupuncture was ineffective, Su Ziyang decided to experiment with the Eight Methods of Flying and Soaring to see if it could achieve the same effect.

Su Ziyang took out his phone, just about to look at the perpetual calendar, when Yang Tianzheng walked in from outside.

"Master!"

Su Ziyang greeted Yang Tianzheng respectfully, and to be honest, Su Ziyang's legs were trembling a little when he saw Yang Tianzheng.

"Busy?" Yang Tianzheng asked, looking at the alcohol swabs in Su Ziyang's hand and then at the patient lying on the bed.

"Hmm! I just gave this old lady acupuncture, but the effect wasn't very noticeable. I used the standard acupuncture points!"

Su Ziyang pointed to the old woman's waist.

"Give me another needle, let me see!"

Yang Tianzheng had always been explaining theories to Su Ziyang, with little opportunity for practical application. Today, finally, there was a patient, and he was eager to provide guidance.

"Auntie, my master is a master acupuncturist. Let me have him give you another acupuncture treatment! Please don't move!"

In Yu Xiushui's eyes, Su Ziyang was a little miracle doctor, so naturally, the little miracle doctor's master was a great miracle doctor! Yu Xiushui did not object at all, but instead readily agreed.

After inserting the needles, Su Ziyang performed a simple technique. "Auntie, do you feel any swelling?"

Yes, yes!

Yu Xiushui readily agreed.

"This kid!" Yang Tianzheng shook his head when he saw Su Ziyang's technique.

He gestured for Su Ziyang to watch from the side, then pinched the needle on Su Ziyang's acupuncture needle. "Different situations require different techniques. This kind of pain should be treated with the Dragon-Tiger Battle Technique."

"The so-called battle between dragon and tiger involves the dragon and tiger moving left and right, with yin Yin and Yang concealing themselves, and the pain occurring at the nine-six point. The Azure Dragon turns left to the Nine Yang Palace, while the White Tiger rotates right to the Six Yin Palace. The mystery of return is obtained by following the method, and the message lies within the nine-six of Yin and Yang."

Yang Tianzheng's rhyme was catchy, and he recited the rhyme while performing the operation.

Yang Tianzheng pinched the needle between his thumb and forefinger and began to twist it rapidly, turning it left and right. Su Ziyang stared intently at Yang Tianzheng 'Yang Tianzheng fingers and noticed that they were almost blurry.

"Wow, Master, how many years have you been single before your hand speed is like this..." Su Ziyang blurted out subconsciously.

"What did you say?" Yang Tianzheng rolled his eyes at Su Ziyang.

Su Ziyang quickly shut his mouth, inwardly cursing himself for being so foul-mouthed.

Yang Tianzheng performed the procedure for about two minutes before removing the needle.

"Let's get down and walk around!"

Yang Tianzheng gestured for Yu Xiushui to get out of bed and walk around. After getting out of bed and moving around, Yu Xiushui found that the pain in her lower back had completely disappeared.

"Oh my, oh my! A miraculous doctor and acupuncturist! A skill passed down through generations, their hands bring the dead back to life!"

Yu Xiushui started again. Yang Tianzheng had been practicing acupuncture for half his life, but he seemed to have never seen a patient like this before. He looked at Yu Xiushui with a slightly confused expression.

"Alright, alright! Auntie, let me give you another acupuncture on your knee! Then you can go downstairs to get your medicine!"

Su Ziyang's ability to imitate is still top-notch. Although his technique is not as skillful as Yang Tianzheng's, he still managed to recreate the Dragon-Tiger Battle.

Satisfied, Yu Xiushui left.

"Ziyang, how did you describe my hand speed just now?"

Yang Tianzheng seems to be a bit sensitive about this matter.

Did I say anything? No, I didn't!

Su Ziyang looked around and began to play dumb.